Matthew 16:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.”
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“Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Then did he charge his disciples that they may say to no one that he is Jesus the Christ.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 16:20 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 8:4Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Matthew 17:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- Mark 8:30And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
- Mark 9:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
- Luke 9:21Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
- Luke 9:36After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
- John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
- Acts 2:36Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
- 1 John 2:22Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
- 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
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